Imagine what the future routine of translation and interpretation can be.  You could end up doing something very interesting, like addressing the United Nations General Assembly from your virtual office, or making a presentation from your home to people in China.  Regardless of where you are or what you do, chances are that you will need an interpreter at some point in your daily life.

Scenario #1: simultaneous interpretation

 An American firm hopes to gain exclusive rights to market a Mexican company’s product in the United States.  The Mexican company’s executives show the American representatives a short film in Spanish about the company via video conferencing.  So, the American company hires a Spanish-to-English interpreter versed in technical argot.  The interpreter, wearing a headset, verbally translates the film’s dialogue into English.  

Scenario #2: consecutive interpretation

A French sales representative wanted to go to San Francisco to negotiate with a winery about sales rights in France.  Without enough time to meet directly with the executives, he has to have a video conference with them.  He has an English-to-French interpreter, while the company has a French-to-English interpreter.  The two sides discuss the business deal through consecutive interpretation.

Scenario #3: sign language interpretation

A hard-of-hearing person has had a medical condition and is in the hospital.  The doctor has to explain the condition and what has to be done, but of course cannot simply tell the patient directly.  The ASL interpreter performs sign language interpretation through a videoconference where the interpreter can see the patient and doctor.  They jointly explain the patient’s condition, with the doctor speaking and the interpreter manually translating.  The patient understands perfectly.

With these ideas in mind, Monterey Language Services is not just imagining what the future could be: it is moving towards the future by providing video remote interpretation services and video conferencing services.  To Monterey Language Services, the future is now!

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Monterey Language Services hosted a successful two-day video conference about a legal deposition between the East and West Coasts this week in high-definition IP-based format. 

Video Conferencing has been around in its recognizable form since 1968.  Originally used by NASA for astronauts to talk to people on earth, it expanded in the 1980s, as personal computers became a common occurrence.  With the rise of the Internet in the 1990s, more efficient technologies were developed.  With the creation of free Internet services like Skype and iChat in the 21^st century, videoconferencing has become an almost daily routine for millions of people.

There is a difference between home video conferencing and professional video conferencing.  Home video conferencing of course refers to peoples’ everyday usage of free Internet services to communicate.  Professional video conferencing refers to high-definition video and high-quality audio, with both the image and voice coming through very clearly.  This is made possible by the use of dedicated, expensive equipment and infrastructure.  Therefore, you do not have to worry about losing the Internet connection, but rather focusing on closing the business deal.

Monterey Language Services provides professional video conferencing services, including technical know-how, industry-standard equipment such as Polycom, large conference rooms, and direct IP-to-IP or bridge calls with fiber optic support, all of which allow you to hold successful and professional video conferences with clients and colleagues who are located elsewhere.

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